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Sara Jade Alan

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Sara Jade Alan wrote her first comedy sketch during second-grade recess, then cast it, directed it, and made costumes out of garbage bags. Since then she's performed in more than a thousand improvised and scripted shows. Currently she's one half the comedy duo The Novelistas, who perform about the highs and lows of writing and publishing. Raised in a suburb of Chicago, Sara now lives in Colorado with her husband--whom she met in her college improv group--and daughter. www.sarajadealan.com ...more

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A Messy, Beautiful Life

4.01 avg rating — 267 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions

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